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Hi friends,

My son and I ordered a budget Fedora and are going to try and replicate the "dirty/dusty" Raiders Cario look. Before we get started trying to replicate this look, has anyone else successfully found the best way to re-create this dirty Raiders look? Yes, LOL, I realize we can play in the dirt.

I was hopeful you all might have some prop replicating advice before we started! Thank you!

~Chuck




PS: I was going to post photos but I could not figure out how to simply upload a photo from my computer?

Fuller‘s Earth in my experience works great for that dusty look and isn’t as dangerous to the felt as real dirt.

Here's a video by Caleb Noth of The Adventure Den youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc8TcsVRGVo
He makes his own hats and weathers some of them. He does a great job explaining the process step by step, in my humble opinion.
Hope this helps!

-WNY Indy

Fuller's Earth does work well for making a dark hat look dusty. I was just working on weathering a Butch Cassidy hat to replicate the one Paul Newman wore in the first half of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.

In the past, I've used a wide makeup application brush like this one at Target -- https://shorturl.at/qX4pZ -- which you can find at any pharmacy or the make-up aisle at most grocery stores. I also use a half-inch wide art paint brush for smaller details. I dip them very lightly into the Fuller's Earth and apply sparingly in layers. Quite a few of the grains will fall off, and can be brushed off if they land where you didn't want any dust.

But what actually worked best for application was a soft foam makeup sponge like these -- https://shorturl.at/R3RyY

I also tried something new on the Butch Cassidy hat -- shavings off various earth-tone compressed pastel chalks like this set -- https://shorturl.at/pofOz
I just rub the color chalk sticks against a cosmetic foam-core file and collect the dust in a container. By mixing the colors, you can get a wider variety of colors on the hat.

The chalk dust seems to stick to the hat felt better than Fuller's Earth, which probably means it's tougher to clean off, so keep that in mind. With my Butch Cassidy hat, I wanted the weathering to be closer to permanent anyway.

Yes, I'm going to order some and my son and I will try it out. We ordered a pretty cheap Indy fedora to experiment with so I'm not worried about damage. I figure it'll be worth it when we find just the right mix! My son and I are having fun working on this together!

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~Chuck

Tremolo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:08 pm Fuller‘s Earth in my experience works great for that dusty look and isn’t as dangerous to the felt as real dirt.

Smart to experiment on a cheap hat first. So you don't end up with this expression on your faces

Excellent video. Thank you for this one!

~Chuck

Western New York Indy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:24 pm Here's a video by Caleb Noth of The Adventure Den youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc8TcsVRGVo
He makes his own hats and weathers some of them. He does a great job explaining the process step by step, in my humble opinion.
Hope this helps!

-WNY Indy